Darin reviewed how Amazon Relational Database Service (Amazon RDS) makes it easy to set up, operate, and scale a relational database in the cloud. He showed how it provides cost-efficient and resizable capacity while managing time-consuming database administration tasks, freeing you to focus on your applications and business. This talk provided guidance and tips for optimizing MySQL-compatible workloads on RDS.

Darin was kind enough to speak with me about his talk afterward. Check it out below: